#beholder by ryan la sala

[child-of-the-sea-and-sky]

I need more people to read Beholder cause I need to put these people into a million billion situations immediately

[the-dust-jacket]

Queer YA for spooky season!

Pictured: A Vile Season, Everything Glittered, Spells to Forget Us, Compound Fracture, A Darker Mischief, Beholder, Better Left Buried

[teenslib]

The saltiest book not-dedication I've ever read. I don't know what's going on here, but it's definitely something!

From Beholder by Ryan La Sala.

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

The Beholder + The Honeys Spoilers

[dragon0va]

lines from The Honeys by Ryan La Sala that made me giggle a bit

[lolanbq]

Me: Let me read this Ryan La Sala book as a good palate cleanser from the heart wretching end to The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

Me: 🤡

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads / storygraph

Beholder

YA horror

a boy who can rewind time when he looks in mirrors is the only survivor of a strange massacre at a party where he was hiding in the bathroom

the man responsible kidnaps his grandmother, and he and another boy investigate the supernatural murders tied to the rich art world of NYC to get her back

not to mention he can see Something when he’s looking in mirrors, and it’s getting closer

1st and 2nd person narration

pan MC, m/m

[gh0stlyscooter]

Guys I just finished reading “Beholder” by Ryan La Sala and holy shit it was so fucking good

[willmarstudios]

"I don't think vanity is always a bad thing." Dom says. "Sometimes I think what makes people feel invisible isn't that no one can see them, it's that everyone prefers to see someone else. And because that's the version people prefer, you're stuck wondering if that's the real you, even if you don't like how it feels. So maybe vanity can be good? Seeing yourself - your actual self - is like proving you exist even if there's no one around to reflect you."

'Beholder' by Ryan La Sala

[ireadyabooks]

Beholder: Read An Excerpt

From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted The Honeys and riotously imaginative Reverie, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections.

No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.

Athanasios “Athan” Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City’s artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.

Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture—and Athan’s mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan—the only known survivor—is now the primary suspect.

In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it’s compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it’s taking over.

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[livingfictionsystem]

[atompowers]

“Our world is an artful illusion—of light, color, and sound. It feels spontaneous when you’re in it, but it isn’t. Beneath it all, or above it all, there’s something both significant and unknowable. A design. A sequence that can be maneuvered within, but never escaped.” —Ryan La Sala, "Beholder"

[oracleofmadness]

I just can not describe this. Okay, but I'm gonna try! This was mind-bendingly frightening while being one of the most thought-provoking books I've read this year. It's not only about what we see in the mirror, but what about us is reflected back. This was so good!!!!

This is one of those books that had me screaming into my pillow bc it's so creepy but so exciting and thrilling. This is going to be on my mind for a long time, and I'm totally fine with that.

If you're looking for the perfect creepy read this October, then check this out!

Out October 3, 2023!

Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!

[reecelin]

when you're making a playlist for two characters and suddenly every Conan Gray song is them 🫶

[deanncastiel]

2024 Book #147

Title: Beholder Author: Ryan La Sala Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult, LGBTQIA+

No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan. Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in. Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture-and Athan's mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan-the only known survivor-is now the primary suspect. In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it's compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it's taking over.

Rating: 3.25 ⭐

Quick thoughts: the concept and premise are really cool, but the execution and format, while not bad by any means really, just weren't my preference. I did like the ending though 🤷🤷🤷

[silhouettecrow]

365 Days of Writing Prompts: Day 332

Adjective: Incoherent

Noun: Mirror

Definitions for those who need/want them:

Incoherent: (of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way, or unclear; (of a person) unable to speak intelligibly; (of an ideology, policy, or system) internally inconsistent, or illogical; (physics) (of waves) having no definite or stable phase relationship

Mirror: a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image; a thing regarded as accurately representing something else; (computing) a site on a network that stores some or all of the contents from another site